The Poorman Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.92278, -114.43389
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Poorman Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poorman Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pioche Mines Co.
Years: 1932 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF $300,000 REPORTED (1926)
Comment (Development): IDLE IN 1926, WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE.
Comment (Geology): ORE IN ONE CHIEF VEIN, WITH IRREGULAR SERIES OF SMALL VEINS, STRIKING N 40-70 W, AND DIPPING 45 DEG E. ORE IS A SILICEOUS SILVER-LEAD VARIETY) PB OCCUR AS CARBONATE. NOTABLE SURFACE FEATURE IS AN LMMENSE KNOB OF QUARTZITE BRECCIA OCCURRING WEST OF THE MAIN SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.
Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, Z.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89
Reference (Production): WESTGATE AND KNOPF, 1932
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
